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The Bedford November 27 - December 11, 2014Volume 5 :: No. 24

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Celebrating 5 years in Bedford!

Bedford Wins the Lake Erie League Title with Perfect Season

Bedford won the Lake Erie League title, had its first-ever perfect regular season and earned its first-ever top seed in a region.

Congratulations to the Bedford Bearcat football team, who finished with an undefeated season for the first time in school history. They were 12-0 (10-0 in the regular season and 2-0 in postseason playoff games) before losing to Mayfield in the Regional Finals. The loss for Bedford ended a perfect run for the Bearcats. They were the No 1 seed in Division II Region 3.

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Bedford High School’s Choral Music Department will present its 27th annual “A Renaissance Christmas Madrigal Dinner” on Wednesday, December 3rd at 7 p.m. in the “Great Dining Hall” (BHS cafeteria), 481 Northfield Road, Bedford.

The evening will be filled with the music, mirth and court entertainment so characteristic of the festivities of the European Middle Ages, as the A Cappella Choir and Madrigal Singers

perform for guests at the Feast. Dressed in the finest Renaissance attire, the students will serve a sumptuous spread consisting of Wassail (mulled cider), Chilled Fruit Cup, Salad, Homemade Bread, Stuffed Rock Cornish Game Hen, Redskin Potatoes with Parsley, Prince Charles Vegetables, Sherbet, and Coffee or Tea.

Doors to the Great Dining Hall will open at 6:30 p.m. A Trumpet Fanfare will herald the beginning of

the Feast, befitting their majesties, the King and Queen and Honored Guests. Dinner will begin with the traditional “Procession of the Wassail”, a spiced drink, honoring the lord of the manor. The Wassail Ceremony will be followed by the symbolic “Procession of the Boar’s Head”, traditionally, the main course. After dinner, guests will be entertained with a student-written parody of Disney’s Frozen.

Tickets are advance sale only. They

are $24 for adults and $20 for students (including college students) and senior citizens. Seating is at tables of six and is limited. Tickets can be purchased at the high school or by calling Gary Kaplan, choral director, at 440-786-3569 or the activities office at 440-439-4588.

Madrigal Dinner Depicts Medieval Holiday Tradition

Glendale Primary School was one of six local schools selected to participate in the first Snowflake Giving Garden art installation at Eton Chagrin Boulevard in Woodmere. Glendale students worked with their art teacher, April DeVincentis, to create snowflakes out of different mediums, from clay to beads to metal.

The Snowflake Giving Garden was unveiled Sunday, November 23, as part of the shopping center’s Light Up Eton Night, a celebration to kick off the holidays. The art installation

will benefit the Monarch Center for Autism in Shaker Heights, a school for individuals ages three to 22 with autism spectrum disorders.

The 500 Glendale jeweled snowflakes will hang with the others in the Snowflake Garden throughout the holiday season, so if you’re shopping at Eton over the holidays, please take time to stop and see the children’s artwork.

Glendale Snowflakes Sparkle in Giving Garden at Eton

November 27 -December 11, 2014

PHOTO: Jacora Goode, Ariyana Marshall, and Kassidy Thomas Anderson are the Glendale students in the photo.

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The Southeast branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library is located in Bedford at 70 Columbus Road, 440.439.4997

(Programs where registration is required/requested are marked with an *)

ADULT

Afternoon Book Discussion: Wednesday, December 3rd / 1:30 p.m.

The Southeast Branch holds a monthly book discussion on the first Wednesday of the month at the library. Copies of the book will be available at the Southeast Branch one month before the meeting: December title: God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life’s Little Detours by Regina Brett

*Crackers in the Street: Saturday, December 6th / 2:00 p.m.

Learn about celebrations and partying in the holiday season in the early years of the

Western Reserve. Customs came with the settlers, but many of them we would not recognize today.

*Creative Writing Program: Saturday, December 13th / 1:00 to 3:00

p.m. Join writer and Bedford school teacher Jamie Cole to discover innovative writing techniques that encourage creativity, and imagination.

TEEN

G2P: Animé Club: Wednesday, December 3rd / 7:00 to 8:30

p.m. (Ages 11 – 18). Join us to play video games, board games and Yu-Gi-Oh trading card duels, as well as participate in craft projects.

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS

*Sound Science: Saturday, November 29th / 2:00 p.m.

(Ages 7 – 12) Take a musical journey through the science of sound. Using everyday materials, Hal Walker guides you in shaping sound and experiencing how sound travels. Learn basic scientific concepts and discover how to make music out of just about anything.

MIXED AGES

*Pen 2 Page Writing Crew: Saturday, November 29th / 3:00 to 4:00

p.m. (Grades 4 – 10) Always wanted to try your hand at creative writing? This creative writing club for teens will provide writing prompts and exercises to help you improve your skills and provide a safe space to practice your craft. Sharing your work with

the group can be helpful (and is optional).*Ductigami Gifts: Wednesday, December 10th / 7:00 p.m.

(Ages 11 – 18) Are you searching for gift ideas for friends and family? Guaranteed to bring a smile to everyone this holiday season, learn how to create beautiful jewelry, awesome wallets, holiday decorations and more out of awesome duct tape colors and patterns.

*Great Books for Kids: Thursday, December 11th / 7:00 p.m.

(Family)Every life should be filled with books - at home, at school, and anywhere they travel. Great Books for Kids will share the best of this year’s books and toys for kids of all ages - and their families and help teach you how to pick books that are right for your child.

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Seven University Hospitals Recognized as Top PerformersSeven hospitals in the University

Hospitals (UH) system have been recognized as “Top Performers on Key Quality Measures” by The Joint Commission (JC), the national organization that accredits and certifies the nation’s hospitals, health care organizations and programs.

JC’s Top Performer program recognizes hospitals demonstrating commitment and excellence in assuring that evidence-based interventions are delivered in an accurate and timely manner. The program identifies accountability measures that produce the greatest positive impact on patient outcomes. The findings are based on data reported in the previous

year on clinical processes that are shown to be the best treatments for certain conditions, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care.

“We continually strive to improve on the quality care that we provide to our patients in our medical centers,” said William Annable, MD, Chief Quality Officer and Director, UH Quality Institute. “This recognition from a third-party, independent, widely recognized organization such as The Joint Commission validates our efforts.”

The following UH medical centers were recognized by JC for the following measure sets:

UH Bedford: Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, Pneumonia and Surgical Care

UH Richmond: Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, Pneumonia and Surgical Care

UH Ahuja: Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, Pneumonia and Surgical Care

UH Conneaut: Pneumonia and Surgical Care

UH Geauga: Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, Pneumonia and Surgical Care

UH Geneva: Pneumonia and Surgical Care

Southwest General: Acute Myocardial

Infarction, Heart Failure, Pneumonia and Surgical Care

“This award represents a culmination of hard work and dedication by EVERY physician and EVERY employee at our two hospitals,” states Robert G. David, President of UH Bedford and Richmond Medical Centers. “I couldn’t be more proud to offer this level of quality care in our communities.”

Award recipients will be recognized in America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety annual report and on The Joint Commission Website: http://www.jointcommission.org/

New book shows wedding vows as more than just wordsDisturbed by what she felt was

an abuse of the vows of marriage in today’s society, author Mary Robinson wanted to educate society on the importance of marital vows. Her new book, “The Vows: The Spiritual Side of the Altar” (published by iUniverse), explains, enlightens and encourages readers on how to have a successful Bible-based marriage.

Rather than seeing vows as a set of words repeated during a wedding, readers are encouraged to look at

vows as God’s charge to the husband and wife. Robinson tells readers that to have a successful marriage, people must respect their vows.

“I want readers to get an understanding of how important it is to make constructive decisions when it comes to marriage and how honoring the vows can help save their marriages,” Robinson says.

An excerpt from “The Vows”:“In The Vows, I share the importance

of honoring the marriage vows that God created for humans so that we can have successful marriages. Couples today must realize the sincerity behind these vows and how vital the commitment is. The vows are our guide to righteous living within our marriages. We must commit to obey them as interpretations of standards from God’s word.”

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The Lutheran Church of the Covenant and Hope United Methodist Church have invite all members of the community to our ongoing monthly community dinner. For the months of November and December only, the

community dinners (usually served on the LAST Thursday of the month) will be held on Thursday, December 18, 2014 beginning at 6 pm. A free hot meal will be provided to members of the community, friends and family. All

are welcome –there are no restrictions. Just come to the parish hall located at the rear of The Lutheran Church of the Covenant, 19000 Libby Road, Maple Heights OH 44137 and enjoy a deliciously prepared meal, meet and

get to know your neighbors. The entrance is handicap accessible.

If you need further information, call the church at 216-662-0370.

Temporary Change in Schedule for Community Meal

Help the environment sparkle a little brighter this season by recycling old, non-working holiday lights! From now until January 16, the Solid Waste District will collect broken, burned out

or tangled strings of holiday lights for recycling. Simply drop unwanted light strings, power cords and power strips in the marked box in our lobby at 4750 East 131 Street in Garfield Heights.

Hours are Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. County offices are closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

The lights will be recycled by a local

scrap metal recycler. The strings of lights will be shredded and shipped to vendors that purify the copper content, glass, plastic and other commodity streams for industrial reuse.

Stringing up the lights? Recycle the old, burned out strands

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Standard

Give thanks by giving blood through the Red Cross this holiday seasonThe American Red Cross asks eligible

donors to make an appointment to give blood to help ensure sufficient blood supplies are available for patients this holiday season.

Blood donations often decline during the holidays when donors get busy with travel and family gatherings, but the need for blood remains steady. Someone in the U.S. needs blood every two seconds.

Eligible donors with all types are needed, especially those with O negative,

A negative and B negative. To learn more about donating blood and to schedule an appointment, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

As extra encouragement to donate blood during the busiest time of November for many people, presenting blood donors from Nov. 26 through Nov. 30 will receive a limited-edition Red Cross potholder stuffed with unique

celebrity chef recipes, while supplies last. Thanksgiving recipes are courtesy of Mario Batali, Rocco DiSpirito, Alex Guarnaschelli and Mike Isabella.

Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two

other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental consent in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

Cleveland11/16/2014: 8 a.m.

- 10 a.m., Warzel Blood Donation Center, 3636

Euclid Avenue

Lyndhurst11/16/2014: 8:45 a.m.

- 1:15 p.m., Church of Saint Clare, 5659

Mayfield Road

Parma11/16/2014: 8 a.m.

- 10 a.m., Parma Blood Donation Center, 5585

Pearl Road

University Heights11/16/2014: 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., Church of the

Gesu, 2470 Miramar Blvd

Cleveland11/17/2014: 11 a.m. -

1:45 p.m., Warzel Blood Donation Center, 3636

Euclid Avenue

East Cleveland11/17/2014: 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., East Cleveland

Public Library, 14101 Euclid Ave.

Euclid11/17/2014: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Euclid Hospital,

18901 Lakeshore Blvd

Parma11/17/2014: 1:30 p.m.

- 7:45 p.m., Parma Blood Donation Center, 5585

Pearl Road

South Euclid11/17/2014: 1 p.m.

- 7 p.m., South Euclid Community Center, 1370 Victory Drive

Strongsville11/17/2014: 3 p.m. - 7

p.m., St Joseph Church,

12700 Pearl Rd

Cleveland11/18/2014: 2 p.m. -

7:30 p.m., Warzel Blood Donation Center, 3636

Euclid Avenue

Euclid11/18/2014: 10 a.m. - 3

p.m., Euclid City Hall, 585 East 222nd Street

Lyndhurst11/18/2014: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Lyndhurst

Community Presbyterian Church, 5312 Mayfield Road

Parma11/18/2014: 1:30 p.m.

- 7:45 p.m., Parma Blood Donation Center, 5585

Pearl Road

Valley View11/18/2014: 2 p.m.

- 7 p.m., Valley View Community Center,

6828 Hathaway Road

Berea11/19/2014: 12 p.m. - 7 p.m., Baldwin Wallace

University, 96 Beech St

Cleveland11/19/2014: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Post Office Plaza

Building, 1500 West 3rd Street, Suite 550

11/19/2014: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., CWRU Thwing Hall Ballroom, 11111 Euclid

Avenue

Highland Hills11/19/2014: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Cuyahoga

Community College East, 4250 Richmond

Road

Parma11/19/2014: 9 a.m.

- 3 p.m., Cuyahoga Community College West Campus, 11000

Pleasant Valley Rd11/19/2014: 1 p.m. -

7:45 p.m., Parma Blood Donation Center, 5585

Pearl Road

Brecksville11/20/2014: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., Brecksville

Community Center, One Community Drive

Cleveland11/20/2014: 10 a.m. - 4

p.m., CWRU Thwing Hall Ballroom, 11111 Euclid

Avenue11/20/2014: 1:30 p.m.

- 7:30 p.m., Warzel Blood Donation Center, 3636

Euclid Avenue

Fairview Park11/20/2014: 3 p.m. - 7

p.m., Fairview Park City

Hall, 20777 Lorain Rd

Highland Hills11/20/2014: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Cuyahoga

Community College East, 4250 Richmond

Road

Parma11/20/2014: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Cuyahoga

Community College West Campus, 11000

Pleasant Valley Rd11/20/2014: 3 p.m. -


Pearl Road

Cleveland11/21/2014: 7:45 a.m.

- 1:45 p.m., Warzel Blood Donation Center, 3636

Euclid Avenue11/21/2014: 8 a.m.

- 2 p.m., MetroHealth Medical Center, 2500

Metrohealth Drive11/21/2014: 9 a.m.

- 2 p.m., Senior Health & Wellness Ctr at MetroHealth Old

Brooklyn Campus, 4229 Pearl Road

11/21/2014: 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Cuyahoga County Courthouse, 1

Lakeside Avenue11/21/2014: 1:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., MetroHealth Medical Center, 2500

Metrohealth Drive

Parma11/21/2014: 8 a.m. -


Pearl Road

Beachwood11/22/2014: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Beachwood Public

Library, 25501 Shaker Blvd.


A lot of us are having tummy prob-lems these days. Medications for acid re-flux are amongst the biggest selling drugs on the market today. Irritable Bowel Syn-drome (IBS) is among the fastest growing new diagnoses in America. Ulcers of the stomach and colon are a common malady. Billions of dollars are spent and endless hours of suffering endured because of stomach and bowel problems.

Have you had that pain in your chest that made you think you might be having a “heart attack”, only to find out that is was “heartburn”? That’s called GERD (Gastroesophogeal reflux disease), and is caused by stomach acid backing up into your swallowing tube. A lot of people who go to the emergency room thinking they’re having a heart attack find out they actually have heartburn.

There are lots of causes of stomach and bowel problems. Hereditary factors (Crohn’s disease), autoimmune factors (Celiac’s Disease), enzyme factors (lac-

tose intolerance), and systemic issues (can-cers, etc.) can all be sources of stomach

and bowel issues. And if you are having stomach discomfort, you should certainly bring it to the attention of your physician. But for most of us, our bowel issues are caused by what we put into our stom-achs!

There are certain foods that seem to be friendly to our digestive systems. Green leafy veggies, raw veggies, lean meats, fish, whole grains, bananas and yogurt are all recommended for good gut health. Nutritionists recommend staying away from high fat meats, fried foods, very spicy foods, dairy products, and ex-cessive alcohol if we want our stomachs to feel good.

By now you’re probably asking “what does this have

to do with my mouth”? Well, here’s the deal. Our digestive system has one job: to break down the food we eat into parts our bodies can use. That process starts in your mouth. Chewing and saliva are supposed to be the first step in the food breakdown process. If your mouth can’t do its part, one of two things will happen. Either your body won’t get the benefit of the food you have eaten, or the other parts of the digestive system will over-work to make up for the mouth’s poor performance. The latter is what happens. When food enters the stomach not well chewed, the stomach pours extra acid on it to make up for the failure of the mouth to do its job. And, of course, the result we see from this extra acid is GERD (acid

reflux, heartburn), and ulcers. And what is the primary cause of not being able to adequately chew your food?

MISSING BACK TEETH!If you have missing teeth in the back

(the molars, which are built to chew food), you have to replace them! At Dodson and Associates we offer a number of options for replacing missing teeth, both the back chewers and the front smilers. Replacing those missing back teeth can mean the dif-ference between good stomach health and an uncomfortable gut. So if you’re hav-ing tummy issues, give us a CALL today at 1-440-439-2230 to discuss appropriate solutions. We love your questions about tummies or teeth or health. Just Call!

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Bring the Kids to Meet Santa at MetroParks Zoo Dec. 6-21

The Chalet in Cleveland Metroparks Mill Stream Run Reservation is the place to be for holiday cheer when Santa visits for a special breakfast from 8-11 a.m. on Sunday, December 14.

Families have two packages to choose from, a holiday crafters ticket at $18 per person or a toboggan time ticket at $25 per person. Both options include a delicious pancake breakfast (served from 8-9:30 a.m.) including sausage, pastries, cereal, coffee, juice and milk, a visit from Santa during breakfast, a holiday craft to take home, face painting and a winter-themed photo booth picture.

The toboggan time ticket also includes unlimited rides on the Chalet’s toboggan chutes from 8-11 a.m. All toboggan riders must be 42 inches or taller and must wear gloves or mittens to ride. Riders plunge 70 feet down this one-of-a-kind ride — the only public toboggan chutes in Ohio. Toboggans can reach speeds up to 50 mph depending upon the weather conditions (the refrigerated ice chutes can operate with or without snow)! The Chalet also features two fireplaces, a large-screen TV, indoor restrooms and a loft with video games.

Reservations are required for Breakfast with Santa at the Chalet. To purchase tickets, call (440) 572-9990. Breakfast with Santa is a rain or shine event.

Santa returns to the Chalet for a holiday kick-off party from 6-9 p.m. on Friday,

December 19. Celebrate the spirit of the season by bringing a non-perishable food item to be donated to a local food bank or animal shelter and receive a $1 discount off the purchase of a toboggan admission, and receive an ornament to place on the Chalet’s community holiday tree. Each additional food item donated will earn guests the chance to win prizes and other discounts. (Guests must be present to win prizes. Toboggan chutes will stay open until 10:30 p.m.)

Cleveland Metroparks ZooCleveland Metroparks Zoo makes

way for Santa on Saturdays and Sundays in December. Look for jolly old St. Nick in the Wolf Wilderness lodge in the Zoo’s Northern Trek area from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on

December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21. Guests will be able to relax by the fireplace in the lodge while their kids visit with Santa -- away from the usual hustle and bustle of the mall. Souvenir photos will be available for $5 with proceeds going to the American Association of Zoo Keepers.

For more information, visit clevelandmetroparks.com or call (440) 572-9990.


Independent Study Demonstrates Jail Regionalization Will Increase Efficiencies in Cuyahoga County

Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald today released a 3 part analysis of Cuyahoga County’s jail regionalization proposal. The study underscores benefits that would be generated through FitzGerald’s proposal to consolidate the management of correctional facilities in Cuyahoga County.

“From day one, this administration has focused on finding new ways to deliver quality government services as efficiently and effectively as possible,” said FitzGerald. “This study demonstrates the potential benefits that jail consolidation will generate for taxpayers and local governments in Cuyahoga County.”

Under FitzGerald’s direction, the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department and the Cuyahoga County Department of Public Safety and Justice Services worked with Public Financial Management, the nation’s largest independent financial advisor to state and local governments, in order to prepare a detailed analysis of the County’s jail landscape.

The Cuyahoga County Regional Jail Assessment, which is attached to this email as a summary and full report, identifies several areas where jail regionalization could benefit Cuyahoga County communities, including:

•Consistent approach to jail operation.

•More efficient use of available bed space.

•Increased staffing availability for core police department activities, without increased costs.

•Savings from improved efficiency of scale in food and medical services.

•Given high fixed costs and low inmate populations, full service jails are expected to save the most.

“In addition to the cost-saving benefits, jail regionalization will allow Cuyahoga County operations to maintain high service levels,” added Norberto Colon, who serves as FitzGerald’s deputy chief of staff. “We believe streamlining this process will enhance public safety for our first responders and the community as a whole.”

Cuyahoga County assumed responsibility for the City of Euclid’s jail operations in April of this year. The County is also expected to announce the same for the City of Cleveland later this year – an effort that should save Cleveland taxpayers as much as $5 million annually.

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Ellen Augustine, M.A.

What’s up, America?

You Think You’re Registered to Vote for 2016? Maybe Not!

The Republican take-over of the U.S. Senate was not a sweeping victory. It was a coup d’etat. What was the mechanism for the overthrow of a democratic election? The Interstate Crosscheck program, conceived of and spearheaded by Kansas Republican Secretary of State, Kris Kobach. Matching first and last names, the program came up with almost 7 million names across 27 states. Kobach claims these people have committed felonies by voting in two states, and many of these voters have been deleted from the voting rolls without their knowledge—including in states where Senate seats went to Republicans in close margins. And yes, Ohio is one of the 27 states participating in this massive voter purge.

A 6-month investigation by reporter Greg Palast titled “Jim Crow Returns” (http://projects.aljazeera.com/2014/double-voters) found that the lists “are heavily weighted with names such as Jackson, Garcia, Patel and Kim — ones common among minorities, who vote overwhelmingly Democratic. Indeed, fully 1 in 7 African-Americans in those 27 states are listed as under suspicion of having voted twice. This also applies to 1 in 8 Asian-Americans and 1 in 8 Hispanic voters. White voters too — 1 in 11 — are at risk of having their names scrubbed from the voter rolls.”

At a 2013 meeting of the National Association of State Election Directors, Kobach presented the program as “a highly sophisticated voter-fraud-detection system. The sample matches he showed included the following criteria: first, last and middle name or initial; date of birth; suffixes; and Social Security number, or at least its last four digits.”

“That was the sales pitch. But the actual lists show that not only are middle names commonly mismatched and suffix discrepancies ignored, even birthdates don’t seem to have

been taken into account. Moreover, Crosscheck deliberately ignores Social Security mismatches, in the few instances when the numbers are even collected. The Crosscheck instructions for county election officers state, “Social Security numbers are included for verification; the numbers might or might not match.”

Palast originally got the list of accused double voters from Washington state, which initially signed on to Crosscheck but backed out calling it just a list of common American names.

While intimidation of African-American voters has been going on for decades, targeting Asian-Americans is a new phenomenon. “Helen Ho is a civil-rights attorney who heads Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta. Commenting on the number of Chungs, Parks and Kims on the suspected double-voter lists, Ho explains that a sixth of all Asian-Americans share just 30 surnames and 50% of minorities share common last names. Ho understands why one party would be tempted to purge voters from her community. While it was widely reported that more than 90% of African-Americans voted for Barack Obama in 2012, 73% of Asian-Americans, whether from India, China or the Pacific Islands, favored Democrats.”

“With millions of suspects, one question keeps arising: Why have there been no mass convictions? Kobach proudly proclaims that Kansas has ‘referred’ 14 voters for prosecution for double voting. And none of them has been convicted.”

“In North Carolina, state officials have hired former FBI agent Charles W. “Chuck” Stuber, who played a major role in the campaign finance fraud case brought against former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, to ‘investigate cases of possible voter fraud identified by an interstate cross-check comparing election records from 28 states.’”

“But despite knowing the names and addresses of 192,207 supposed double voters in the state, Stuber has not nabbed a single one in his five months on the job. Josh Lawson, a

spokesman for the board of elections, says, ‘This agency has made no determination as to which portion of these [lists] represent data error or voter fraud.’ In fact, to date, Lawson admits that Stuber has found only errors and not one verified fraudulent voter. But Lawson says the program could be used for ‘list maintenance.’ That is, voters on the list, proven guilty or not, could be subject to a process of removal from the voter rolls.”

How are voters removed? “Crosscheck instructs each participating state to send a postcard or letter to suspected double voters, requiring them to restate and verify their name and address, sign the card and return it. While this seems a benign way to save one’s voting rights, the problem, says voter advocate Helen Butler, is that few people are likely to notice, fill out and return such a card. She reviewed the one being sent out in Georgia, which she says ‘looks like a piece of trash mail that you get every day that you just throw away.’”

“Direct-mail expert Michael Wychocki was shown a sample postcard. First, he says, 4% to 20% of any mailing goes astray — leaving voting rights at risk for more than a million citizens simply from wrong and changed addresses. And, crucially, there’s an enormous difference between rich and poor. ‘The African-American Williams family, renters, may move every year,’ he says, ‘but the Whitehall family in the million-dollar home is barely likely to have moved.’”

“’It looks as if they’ve broken every direct-marketing rule,’ creating a card that seems guaranteed to not be returned, says Wychocki. He explains that marketers know people glance at unsolicited mail for no more than two seconds apiece, and this ‘single-touch’ approach — no follow-up phone calls, emails, radio campaigns or other secondary-outreach methods — ensures a low response rate. Notably, neither Kansas nor other Crosscheck states will reveal how many cards are returned or how many people thereby lose their vote.”

For those 7 million people on the list, its more than just losing their vote. Voter fraud could mean 2 to 10 years in federal prison. Is there really a massive voting scheme where 7 million people are willing to risk imprisonment??? Among African-Americans, trumped up charges to land them in prison are an all too common reality. The threat of prison, even on false charges, is enough to deter many from voting. And those votes could well be the margin of a Republican takeover of the Presidency in 2016.

In the words of Joseph Naylor, an African-American who lives in Georgia whose name appears on the list: “I

registered in Louisiana, but never voted. That was 20 years ago. I want to live my life. If they’re going to try to give me jail time, just take my name off the voting rolls. It scares me about going to jail.”

Palast further explained on the Democracy Now program of November 3: “This is very, very typical. Robert Steven Jackson is supposed to be the same person as Robert Herman Jackson Jr. -- one voting in Virginia, one voting in Georgia. Junior-senior used to be father-son. Well, they say, no, it’s the same voter, just taking a different shape and a different age.” (http://www.democracynow.org/2014/11/3/jim_crow_returns_interstate_crosscheck_program#)

Virginia was the first state to proudly announce they had purged 41,637 voters. A lawsuit by voting rights advocates tipped other states off to keep their numbers and actions under wraps. Rep. Stacey Abrams, leader of the Democrats in the Georgia state legislature, said “’This is being done stealthfully. … We have never had this information presented to us.’ Abrams, in her second role as founder of New Georgia Project, a nonpartisan voter registration group, has, in coordination with the NAACP, already sued Georgia’s Republican secretary of state, Brian Kemp, on behalf of 56,001 voters who filled out registration forms but have yet to see their names appear on voter rolls.”

The states using Crosscheck are Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Palast concludes: Officials have “millions of suspects, with their names and addresses. They haven’t arrested anyone, because in fact there are no double voters. You don’t have massive fraud by voters; you have massive fraud by the voting officials.”

Where does this leave you? If you care about being able to vote in the 2016 Presidential election, make it a point to call your Cuyahoga County Board of Elections at 216-443-8683 to make sure Jon Husted has not purged your name through fallacious information on Crosscheck! Encourage others you know to do the same!

Ellen Augustine, M.A., is a speaker and author on national currents and the emerging sustainable economy. She may be reached at [email protected], 510-428-1832, www.storiesofhope.us. Questions, feedback, and topic ideas for future columns are welcome.

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INTRODUCTION: Some say that raising a child is a 20-year project. Have you ever thought of your legal entities as needing your ongoing care? Today’s column will look at this.

ONCE UPON A TIME, Big Chuck had a 100-room mansion. No one lived there except Big Chuck – and his little baby, Hoolihan. Looking after a 100-room mansion is a lot of work! Tragically, Big Chuck neglects his baby, and Hoolihan eventually dies. Big Chuck is charged with negligent homicide. This is serious!

What do you think of these possible defenses? (1) “I had a ton of other things to do.” (2) “I don’t know how to care for a baby.” (3) “I thought once I had the baby, it would take care of itself.” Whether you are a parent or not, you see immediately that these are flimsy excuses, not defenses.

Of course, this story is a fairy tale, a parable. So, let’s apply this parable to YOU. Your life is like Big Chuck and that 100-room mansion. It’s crammed with going to work, dealing with difficult people on the job, a hectic life at home, demands from spouse and children, bills to pay, car repairs, chores to do, things going wrong, not getting enough sleep, and maybe some dead time watching the big game on TV.

What’s the “baby” in our parable? It’s the CORPORATION you created for your business. It’s the TRUST you set up to manage your assets. It’s the ESTATE you’re supposed to inherit now that your parents have died. These are legal entities – arrangements that exist in the real world by means of the law.

In fact, the law views these legal entities as “persons.” Think about it. If you have a business corporation, the corporation files its own separate income-tax return, right? It’s a taxpayer! It’s a “corporate person.” The same can be true for a Trust, as well as a dead person’s Estate; they are taxpayers -- “persons” in the eyes of the law.

And if any one of these legal entities belongs to you, it’s your BABY!

Like a little baby, legal entities cannot take care of themselves. They need a real person to do that. They need you! It’s YOUR baby!

COMPLYING WITH THE LAW If you don’t have a plan to take care of

your legal entities, be warned – you will never reach your goals. A goal without a plan is just a dream. And if you have legal entities but do not comply with the law, your dream can become a nightmare. Consider some examples.

SLOPPY JOE decides to open a restaurant. He wants to protect his personal $tuff from his restaurant’s creditors, and he’s heard that a legal Corporation is the way to do this. So he has a lawyer file papers with the State of

Ohio and creates a legal corporation to run his restaurant. But Sloppy Joe doesn’t bother to set up any bank accounts for the restaurant. And he never even thinks of electing corporate officers, holding corporate meetings, or filing tax returns for the restaurant.

TRUSTING THERESA wants to avoid probate of her $tuff after her death, and she have heard that a Revocable Living Trust is the way to do this. So she hires a lawyer to draft a legal Trust Agreement for her. But Trusting Theresa never “funds” her Trust. In other words, she never transfers any of her $tuff to the Trust, never sets up a Trust bank account, and never names the Trust as beneficiary of anything.

BIG DADDY is a big-hearted man with a big family. He had seven children. Tragically, three died, and Big Daddy raised their children as his own. After Big Daddy dies, #1 Son moves into the old farmhouse and wants to raise turkeys on the surrounding acres. Big Daddy didn’t have a Last Will and Testament, and no one ever bothers to administer his Estate by filing papers with the local probate

court. So, no one knows exactly who inherited how much of the farm.

What’s the point? In all three examples, no one took care of the “baby,” the legal entity. And the consequences were bad. Because SLOPPY JOE didn’t take care of his Corporation, he runs the risk of losing his personal $tuff to the creditors of his restaurant. Because TRUSTING THERESA didn’t make use of her Trust, she won’t achieve her goal of avoiding probate after her death. Because no one administered the Estate of BIG DADDY, his family doesn’t know who can make use of the property they inherited.

CONCLUSION: There’s an old saying, “Ignorance of the law is no excuse.” That applies here. Whether your “baby” is a corporation, a trust, or an estate, you need to take care of them. How? By complying with the laws that apply to them. Honesty and common sense are not enough. You need a lawyer to help you. This is serious! If you don’t look after your legal entities, you just might cause the death of your own “baby”!

THE AUTHOR: Linda J. How is an elder-law lawyer in Bedford, providing Medicaid counseling and estate planning. She has legal training from the national organization, Medicaid Practice Systems (now known as Lawyers With Purpose). To help people understand the value of planning, Mrs. How presents FREE educational workshops (in Bedford) called, “Seven Threats to Your Family Security.” UPCOMING EVENING WORKSHOPS: Mondays, from 6 to 8 p.m., on December 8, 2014 and on January 12, 2015. UPCOMING AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS: Wednesdays, from 2 to 4 p.m., on December 10, 2014 and January 14, 2015. Mrs. How has also developed and taught senior-education courses at Cuyahoga Community College (Center for Aging Initiatives), including “Elder Law: Making Sense of Medicaid” and “Estate Planning for Real Life.” For an office appointment or to find out about attending a free Workshop, Mrs. How may be reached at [email protected] or 440-786-9449.

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The Cuyahoga County Rx Drug Drop-Off Program has already collected more than 10,000 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs since its launch in 2013. Offered year round, the program provides safe disposal of prescription drugs, protects the environment, and reduces drug abuse potential.

“Drug Drop Box continues to be an effective tool for parents and guardians, seniors, and environmentally conscious citizens to make a difference in the availability of medicines that can lead to the drug abuse,” said FitzGerald. “I’d like to congratulate Sheriff Bova and our entire Public Safety team who are taking real strides toward ending prescription drug abuse and the heroin epidemic.”

The Cuyahoga County Sheriff ’s Department Rx Drug Drop Box Program was launched in April, 2013 and has provided 46 drop boxes to 41 communities. The program continues to expand and more communities are being added.

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